Mar 31, 2011: Spider trees

Undertoad · 03-31-2011, 11:23 AM

Pakistan flooding: ten years of rain fell in one week, 20 million people were affected, 14 million needed immediate humanitarian assistance. At the height of the crisis the water spanned an area the size of England.

And the water took forever to recede. And some animals had instincts to avoid it.

Including spiders. Millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters.

Have a nice Thursday!

glatt · 03-31-2011, 11:37 AM

Creepy

Cloud · 03-31-2011, 12:35 PM

ick. Mirkwood.

infinite monkey · 03-31-2011, 12:52 PM

Well, so much for sleeping for the rest of my life!

Clodfobble · 03-31-2011, 01:23 PM

How long before they start starving? If the spiders have taken over the trees, where do all the other bugs go?

Undertoad · 03-31-2011, 01:39 PM

They say all the mosquitoes are gone even though the place is full of standing water! The spiders et them all! So it's not so bad.

Gravdigr · 03-31-2011, 04:09 PM

Yikes.

Rhianne · 03-31-2011, 06:18 PM

I'm not sure of the facts here. Spiders often do something very similar to that in mile after mile of gorse bushes around here in the summer.

Diaphone Jim · 03-31-2011, 07:29 PM

We've had at least two IOTD's (both by UT) about tent caterpillars. They look enough alike in the posts and in my neighborhood to make me wonder about these.
IOTD's for 8/8/06 and 6/5/10
http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=11424
http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=22880

toranokaze · 03-31-2011, 11:37 PM

spider-tree spider-tree does whatever a spider-tree does

Gravdigr · 03-31-2011, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toranokaze

spider-tree spider-tree does whatever a spider-tree does

I'm kinda embarrassed I didn't think of that.

Big Sarge · 04-01-2011, 12:08 AM

burn them!!

ZenGum · 04-01-2011, 03:20 AM

Never mind the bugs, where do the birds go?

SPUCK · 04-01-2011, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

Never mind the bugs, where do the birds go?

Into the spiders..

03-31-2011, 11:23 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Mar 31, 2011: Spider trees Pakistan flooding: ten years of rain fell in one week, 20 million people were affected, 14 million needed immediate humanitarian assistance. At the height of the crisis the water spanned an area the size of England. And the water took forever to recede. And some animals had instincts to avoid it. Including spiders. Millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters. Have a nice Thursday!

03-31-2011, 12:35 PM	#3
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	ick. Mirkwood. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-31-2011, 01:23 PM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	How long before they start starving? If the spiders have taken over the trees, where do all the other bugs go? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-31-2011, 04:09 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Yikes. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-31-2011, 11:37 PM	#10
toranokaze I'm still a jerk Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Mexico Posts: 1,817	spider-tree spider-tree does whatever a spider-tree does __________________ "Without deviation from the norm progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa It is the ignorance of ignorance that lead to the death of knowledge The Virgin Mary does not weep for her son, for he is in paradise. She weeps for the world , for we are in suffering.

03-31-2011, 11:37 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Creepy

03-31-2011, 12:52 PM	#4
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Well, so much for sleeping for the rest of my life!

03-31-2011, 01:39 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	They say all the mosquitoes are gone even though the place is full of standing water! The spiders et them all! So it's not so bad.

03-31-2011, 06:18 PM	#8
Rhianne Nearly done. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Teetering on the edge. Posts: 1,134	I'm not sure of the facts here. Spiders often do something very similar to that in mile after mile of gorse bushes around here in the summer.

03-31-2011, 07:29 PM	#9
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	We've had at least two IOTD's (both by UT) about tent caterpillars. They look enough alike in the posts and in my neighborhood to make me wonder about these. IOTD's for 8/8/06 and 6/5/10 http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=11424 http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=22880

04-01-2011, 12:08 AM	#12
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	burn them!! __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

04-01-2011, 03:20 AM	#13
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Never mind the bugs, where do the birds go? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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